The Happy Anniversary Matter
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 11th 2014
Who would have guessed that
on this date in 1949, the premiere of a half-hour program about an
independent investigator who
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“Herewith, an Englishman’s account of life and death in the West…”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Feb 2nd 2014
On this date in 1958, a western — that old-time radio historian John Dunning
once described (in Tune in Yesterday) as “the o
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“Get me that man with the flat voice!”
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 23rd 2013
Comedian
Fred Allen had worked himself up through the vaudeville ranks (he started out
as “The World’s Worst Juggler” befor
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That reckless, red-headed Irishman…
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 16th 2013
Sixty-nine
years ago on this date, Mutual-Don Lee West Coast listeners got their first
taste of Brett Halliday’s sleuthing
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The Honeymoon’s Not Over
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Sep 8th 2013
For a
show that had a relatively short life on radio and television, The
Bickersons has maintained a dominating presence in
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That whistle is your signal for the anniversary…of The Whistler…
Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on May 16th 2013
On
this date in 1942, radio’s best-known omniscient narrator took the first of
what would be many strolls by night…and by t
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